Hotspot Therapeutics Inc. has identified diazepino-thieno-quinoxaline compounds acting as MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MAPKAPK2; MK2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, arthritis, asthma, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and inflammatory disorders.
Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has synthesized tricyclic compounds acting as ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (USP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Molecure SA has disclosed ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 7 (USP7; HAUSP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, neurodegeneration, gastrointestinal, metabolic, immunological and cardiovascular disorders, as well as sexual function, breast and reproduction disorders, among others.
Researchers from Viiv Healthcare Ltd. presented preclinical data for the next-generation maturation inhibitor (MI) VH-3739937 (VH-937, zegruvirimat), currently in clinical testing for the treatment of HIV.
Researchers from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University have discovered novel β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) agonists for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has obtained clearance by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials in China with SYS-6023 for advanced solid tumors.
NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd. has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Aexon Labs Inc. granting NLS the opportunity to acquire global development and commercialization rights to Aexon’s next-generation nonsulfonamide dual orexin receptor agonists platform.
Parvus Therapeutics Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide collaboration and option agreement with Abbvie Inc. for the development and commercialization of novel treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), utilizing Parvus’ Navacim regulatory T-cell (Treg) immune tolerization platform technology.
Development and optimization of novel oral selective hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) inhibitors for immuno-oncology (IO) treatment were reported by scientists from Astrazeneca plc in two presentations during the ACS meeting this week.
Entera Bio Ltd. has announced promising pharmacokinetic (PK) results from its collaborative research combining a proprietary long-acting GLP-2 agonist developed by Opko Health Inc. with Entera’s proprietary N-Tab technology.